Carly: I know you're mad. I know you and Gwen
are both really mad, and you have every right to be.

Will: Then leave me alone, okay? I don't want
to do this right now, Carly. Please, go away.

Carly: I can't do that. I can't just go away,
Will. 'Cause I'm drowning here, and I have nobody left to reach out to.

Will: Well, whose fault is that?

Carly: I screwed up. I know. I did awful
things to Gwen to make sure that she looked bad in front of the judge. But
honestly, I just thought that I was protecting that baby.

Will: And you're gonna pay for it. So what do
you want from me?

Carly: Just a little compassion. If not for
me, then for my children. I mean, think about what will happen to them if I go
to jail.

Will: What do you want me to do? You want me
to talk to Gwen, get her to drop the charges, make your life a little easier?

Carly: Not to make my life easier. To keep my
children from losing their mother. You're the only person that Gwen listens to.
If you talk to her, if you tell her that I will do anything -- absolutely
anything to make things up to her, I think that she will listen to you, and then
I will have a chance. And that's all I'm asking for. Just a chance.

Iris: Don't go wimping out on me, Gwennie.
That baby there needs you to be tough, and I can't stand seeing you mope. Honey,
no guy is worth it.

Gwen: So you keep telling me.

Iris: Yeah, well, too many guys have trampled
through my life on their way to something else. And I learned a lesson, honey.
Don't let them stop you cold, all right? All guys are alike. I swear, honey.
They are selfish, cruel and cowards.

Gwen: Will's none of those things.

Iris: No? Well, let's see. He only cared
about his feelings and not yours. I'd say that was selfish. He made you cry.
That's cruel. Then he flew the coop. That's a coward. Put him out of your mind,
because everything you need is right here in this house. That bundle of love in
there. And me. Everything else you can live without.

Keith: So I'm glad you came to me, Lily.
Don't feel guilty about that.

Lily: Do you think that you can convince the
people you used to work for to give you a lead?

Keith: The kind of money you're throwing
around, I doubt they'll say no. Plus, you know, I've got some dirt on these
guys, so I could expedite things.

Lily: Thank you.

Keith: Don't thank me just yet. I really hate
to see you going through this.

Lily: I have to go back to the hospital.

Keith: Okay, I'll make the phone calls and
get things started, but I want to ask you a question. I want you to be honest
with me.

Lily: What?

Keith: I'm prepared to go as far as I have to
get Luke a kidney, hopefully, through legitimate channels. However, can you
accept the fact that if I have to cut corners, will you not ask any questions
where it comes from?

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Meg: Hey, I hear there have been a lot of
responses from Lily's on-air plea from help. Something good could happen.

Jennifer: Because I told you that I needed my
space, and now you start making up reasons for me to be suspicious of Paul just
so that we can see each other?

Dusty: I called you because I heard Will
yelling at Paul about paying Gwen's legal fees.

Jennifer: I know about the payoff. All right?
Paul told me everything, what he did and why.

Dusty: Oh, he did? I didn't know that. What's
his excuse?

Jennifer: He wanted Gwen and the baby to get
out of town and as far away from me as possible.

Dusty: Why?

Jennifer: Because I was delusional. I thought
Gwen's baby was mine, remember? And he saw how much that was tearing me apart.
He was just trying to protect me.

Dusty: So how does bribing Gwen to disappear
accomplish anything, unless he's got something to hide?

[Jennifer sighs]

Jennifer: Look, it wasn't just about me,
okay? He wanted Gwen and the baby gone because Gwen's son reminded him of
Rosanna.

Dusty: Listen to what you're saying. That's
pathetic.

Jennifer: Why are you doing this? Why are you
trying to turn me against my own brother?

Dusty: I'm not. I want you to be careful.
That's all. Paul does what he does 'cause there's always something in it for
him.

Jennifer: This isn't about Paul. It's about
you. I told you that I didn't want to see you anymore, and you don't like that.
So now you're just -- what, you're drumming up trouble in hopes that I'll rely
on you again for protection? Well, it's not gonna work, all right? Leave me
alone.

Carly: I know your loyalty is with Gwen. And
I think the way that you're sticking by her and protecting that baby, I think
it's wonderful. I'm just asking you, just for a minute, to think about my kids.
Think about your brother. What is it gonna do to parker if his mother is in
jail?

Will: You don't get it, Carly. When I said
you were wasting your time, I meant I can't help you. Gwen and I broke up, so
she's not gonna listen to me any more than she's gonna listen to you.

Carly: When did that happen?

Will: Today.

Carly: Why did you break up?

Will: That's none of your business, now is
it?

Carly: No. No, I guess not. I'm sorry. I just
-- I just thought that you and Gwen, you were pretty solid.

Will: So did I. So you might as well go plead
your case to someone else. Although I don't think you're gonna find someone
who's gonna sympathize with the things you did to Gwen.

Carly: I just didn't think she was capable of
taking care of a baby. I mean, come on, Will, she's barely more than a kid
herself.

Will: We all have to learn sometime.

Carly: She can't do it alone. She needs
somebody with her who loves her the way you do. I just can't believe that the
two of you can't work out whatever problems you have.

Will: Right, so make up with Gwen so that she
can drop the charges against you.

Carly: No, that's not what I was thinking.

Will: No, that's exactly what you were
thinking. But you know what? It's okay. I've been burned enough this week. I'm
not sticking my hand back in the fire, not for you, not for anybody.

Gwen: Drop the whole you and me against the
world thing. It sounds pretty lame coming out of your mouth.

Iris: No, I'm on the level here. Like it or
not, we've only got each other, and I think that we should just make the best of
it.

Gwen: Look, I don't want to make the best of
it. I don't even want to be here. When the 90 days are up, I'm out of here no
matter what. End of story.

Iris: Okay, fine. You know, you shove out of
here when your time is up, sweetie. Why don't you go hook up with that mental
case, because I'm sure that he can take better care of you than I can?

Gwen: You know what? I can take care of
myself without help from you or anybody else. I've been doing it for a long time
now, and I've gotten pretty damn good at it. Stop convincing yourself that this
arrangement is anything more than a court order. I don't need you, and I don't
need Will.

Iris: Huh. Well, we'll just make sure Will
gets that message loud and clear.

Jennifer: You need to face it. You've never
trusted Paul, so everything he does is gonna seem like a manipulation to you.
And maybe you're still trying to protect me, and that means a lot. It really
does, but you have to stop, now.

Dusty: Not till I get to the bottom of this.

Jennifer: There is nothing --

Dusty: If I'm wrong, I'll be the first to
admit it.

Jennifer: There's nothing to get to the
bottom of.

Dusty: If that's what you want, okay.

Jennifer: Maybe you don't even realize it.

Dusty: Realize what?

Jennifer: This isn't about Paul, or even
about me. I think you're trying to make amends, and you just don't know how.

Dusty: Amends?

Jennifer: I think that you still feel guilty,
and you still feel pain about the baby's death.

Dusty: Yeah, every day I do.

Jennifer: You have to let yourself off the
hook, okay? 'Cause it's not your fault. You have to heal, too.

Dusty: Your kid was right in my arms.

Jennifer: And now you have to let him go.
Just like I do. But I can't do that when you're around, because it just hurts
too much. And maybe you don't think that makes any sense, maybe you don't think
any of this makes sense, but it's just how I have to deal with things right now.

Dusty: Yeah, you've made that clear.

Jennifer: Obviously not clear enough. Because
you bringing up suspicions about Paul or trying to convince me there are plots
going on behind my back, that doesn't help. Okay? It just hurts me more.

Dusty: That's the last thing I want to do.

Jennifer: If you care about me as much as you
say you do, then you'll let me do this by myself. Okay?

Iris: The last thing that my Gwennie needs is
to have a selfish boyfriend who only sees her when he feels like it.

Will: It wasn't like that. You don't
understand.

Iris: Oh, yeah, I understand plenty. The
bottom line is, you walked out on her, Will. Yep, you heard one thing that you
didn't like, and you just took off, because you were only thinking about what
you were feeling. You didn't care about what Gwen felt or what she was going
through --

Will: You know what? I don't believe for a
minute that Gwen sent you here to tell me all that stuff. She would have come to
see me herself.

Iris: Oh, really? Well, if she was so gung-ho
about seeing you, where is she, huh?

Will: I don't know, you'll have to ask her.

Iris: You go ahead and try and convince
yourself, whatever you like, but I'm here to tell ya, Gwen doesn't want ya in
her life anymore. You see, she can't trust you. You've got a temper, and you've
got a history of violence. And well, we just can't have that around the baby,
you understand?

Will: You don't know anything about me.

Iris: Yeah? I know enough about you. So here
it is in plain English. Gwen and the baby are off-limits to you, you got it?

Iris: Still mad at me, huh? I don't
understand why you're taking it out on me. It's not my fault that Will let you
down.

Gwen: You know, I really wish you'd quit
rubbing my face in it. It's not like you've been a ton of support over the
years.

Iris: When are you gonna realize that that's
in the past? You know, things have changed, Gwennie. Ever since I became a
grandmother, I realize what's important.

Gwen: Yeah? A big, fat trust fund?

Iris: Would you just stop harping on that
damn money?! I'm talkin' about family, honey. I'm talkin' about the bond between
a mother and child. That little tyke in there is gonna bring us closer, just as
soon as you knock that chip off of your shoulder and let me back into your life.

Gwen: I've done better on my own.

Iris: Okay. You know, I'll let you have that,
because you're a smart girl. You turned out all right, even if I didn't help
you. But it's tough with a kid. It's really, really tough. And I don't want you
turning out to be like me because you didn't have any help.

Gwen: I'll never turn out like you. I'm gonna
do everything -- you never did.

Iris: And I hope you can pull that off. You'd
have a better shot at it if you have some help. Here, let me do this, okay? Why
don't you go take a nap or go visit the baby? I'll finish this, and then I'll
start some dinner. What do ya feel like havin'?

Gwen: I don't know.

Iris: Well, I'm thinking maybe I'd have a
steak. What do you think?

Gwen: You want pasta?

Iris: Yeah, spaghetti. That's a good idea --
you know what? We don't got no sauce.

Will: Hi, Jen. I was looking for Paul. I
didn't expect to see you here. I didn't know you were back to work.

Jennifer: Well, I'm not. I'm just leaving
Paul a note. What did you come to see him about?

Will: It doesn't matter.

Jennifer: Okay, I'm not buying that.

Will: Well, it's nothing I want to worry you
about.

Jennifer: Please, worry me.

Will: Gwen and I broke up.

Jennifer: Oh, Will, honey, I'm so sorry. What
happened?

Will: Paul did something I thought only mom
would do. He decided he needed to run my life, and I think this time, he got
what he wanted.

Jennifer: Does this have anything to do with
him paying Gwen's legal fees?

Will: You knew about that? So once again, I'm
the last person to find out anything.

Jennifer: No. Hey, hey, I only just found
out, okay?

Will: How?

Jennifer: Paul told me. But you know,
actually, it didn't have anything to do with you. It was not about controlling
your life. He was trying to protect me. He thought that, you know, getting Gwen
and the baby out of town would be a good thing. Otherwise, I would be reminded
of how much I'd lost.

Will: Jen, it's not his job to play god. Paul
doesn't care who he's gonna hurt as long as he gets his way.

Jennifer: Don't be so hard on him.

Will: Maybe you should be a little harder on
him yourself. Him and mom pretend to want what's best for us, as long as it goes
along with their plan. God forbid we'd want to live our own lives.

Jennifer: Will, he would never do anything to
intentionally hurt you or me. He's been extremely supportive of me.

Will: Try controlling.

Jennifer: No, not at all.

Will: You know what? You can fall for it if
you want, but I've had it. Because every time I feel like I'm getting my life
together, someone in this family finds a way to screw it up.

Jennifer: Will, look, I know it's not easy.
You've lost Gwen, and I've lost so much. But you know, we are never gonna get on
solid ground if we keep looking for someone to blame. Why don't we help each
other instead?

Dusty: If you insist. Turn around. First of
all, you got to push this leg back a little bit. Perfect. Bend your knee a
little bit. Thatta girl. What's going on with your arms, anyway? What's with the
grip? You tryin' to reel in a swordfish?

Meg: A shark.

Dusty: You mean a pool shark?

Meg: A great white.

Dusty: Shh, don't talk. Concentrate now. Keep
your arms breezy and loose. Focus. Focus not on the tip of the cue, but on the
ball. Try to relax. Breathe. And kiss that ball with your cue. [Meg laughs]
Bingo! As smooth as silk.

Meg: You're the one who's smooth. You're
pretty good at this.

Dusty: You ain't seen nothin' yet.

Dusty: It's your shot.

Meg: It is?

Dusty: Yep. Unless you want to call it a
game.

Meg: I want to call the game.

Dusty: Okay, the game is called. Now what?

Meg: You're leaving that up to me?

Dusty: Yeah. I mean, I don't want to try to
go somewhere where you don't want to take me.

Meg: And I don't want to be the drink the
helps you forget.

Dusty: Forget what?

Meg: Jen.

Dusty: Who? Believe me, this is not about
Jen.

Meg: Make me believe it.

Dusty: Okay. Let's go back to my place.

Meg: Sounds good.

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Jennifer: I want you to write a list of
colleges that you've been thinking about applying to.

Will: Uh, tell you the truth, I haven't
really given any thought to college at all.

Jennifer: Okay, listen, I had this idea, and
I think that it will be good for both of us.

Will: I'm listening.

Jennifer: Well, we both need to get away,
don't you think, from our family, from our problems?

Will: Road trip.

Jennifer: Just you and me, buddy. Nobody
else. East coast, west coast, wherever you want to go. Uh, we'll let your
college choices be our guide.

Will: Why do we need a guide? Why can't we
just, you know, go, wing it? Forget about colleges, just drive.

Jennifer: No, no, no. We are gonna kill two
birds with one stone. We have to start looking towards the future. And for you,
the future is college. So you start writing, and then I'll make plans for our
trip. Deal?

Holden: Monday night, Bulls in San Antonio.
Saturday's Utah. I won't be able to make that one. Wednesday's game was
unbelievable, wasn't it? All the sports writers talking about the postseason.
Playoffs -- we're gonna go to the playoffs. Just you and me. You and me.